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Vasilis Politis
Vasilis Politis (born May 20, 1963) is a Greek philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. He is known for his expertise on Plato and Aristotle. Politis is a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin The Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin (german: Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) is an interdisciplinary institute founded in 1981 in Grunewald, Berlin, Germany, dedicated to research projects in the natural and social sciences. It is modeled ... (2009–10) and Trinity College Dublin (2005) and director of the Dublin Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition. Books * ''The Structure of Enquiry in Plato’s Early Dialogues'', CUP 2015 * ''Aristotle and the Metaphysics'', Routledge 2004 Edited * ''The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy'', co-edited with George Karamanolis, CUP 2016 * ''Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason'', Everyman 1993 References External links Vasilis Politis at Trinity College Dublin Greek philosophers K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Philosophy
Western philosophy encompasses the philosophical thought and work of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the pre-Socratics. The word ''philosophy'' itself originated from the Ancient Greek (φιλοσοφία), literally, "the love of wisdom" grc, φιλεῖν , "to love" and σοφία '' sophía'', "wisdom"). History Ancient The scope of ancient Western philosophy included the problems of philosophy as they are understood today; but it also included many other disciplines, such as pure mathematics and natural sciences such as physics, astronomy, and biology (Aristotle, for example, wrote on all of these topics). Pre-Socratics The pre-Socratic philosophers were interested in cosmology; the nature and origin of the universe, while rejecting mythical answers to such questions. They were specifically interested in the (the cause or first principle) of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
